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NASB | 2 Corinthians 5:8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 5:8 we are [as I was saying] of good courage and confident hope, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. |
Subject: Resent being sent (back)? ..smile |
Bible Note: Dear Shibboleth, Perhaps it will help you to realize that the relationship we have with our Savior is deeper, more intimate, and more personal than that which He had with His disciples while here on earth. After all, we have the benefit of the permanent presence of the Holy Spirit abiding with us, reminding us what Christ taught, illuminating our minds and spirits to the truth of God. In addition, we have the wonderful didactic writings of the apostles, providing us with even further, explicit instruction from the Lord. So many that came before us desired to have the perspective that we now enjoy. I'd be willing to assert, therefore, that the contemporaries of Christ never had it so good! In Him, Doc |